KIMBERLEY JUVENILE
JUSTICE STRATEGY
906. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the Kimberley juvenile
justice strategy and comments made by the director general for the Department
of Justice and ask for clarification.
(1) Is it
anticipated that those attending the on-country diversion or therapeutic centres
will be subject to orders of a court?
(2) If no to (1), will the youths
who commit crimes, including minor crime, be compelled to attend?
(3) If yes to (2), how will the
state compel youths to attend these diversion centres?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the question.
The following information has been provided by the Minister for Corrective
Services.
(1) The Kimberley
juvenile justice strategy is being progressed as one element of a broader
approach to Aboriginal youth wellbeing in the Kimberley and in partnership with
the local Aboriginal Regional Governance Group. Funding has recently been
allocated to co-design options for on-country alternatives to detention. This
will occur through the ARGG and partner agencies including the Mental Health
Commission, Department of Education, Department of Communities and WA Police.
As the project has only just commenced, no decision has been made regarding the
role of the courts.
(2)–(3) Not applicable.